Marshbrookian age

455.2 - 454.2 Ma

The definition of this interval in the timescale Ordovician of Britain is taken from the following source:

  • W. B. Harland, R. L. Armstrong, A. V. Cox, L. E. Craig, A. G. Smith and D. G. Smith. 1990. A Geologic Time Scale 1989. view

The top and bottom ages have been interpolated based on the differences between the ages for international timescale boundaries quoted in the source and the currently accepted ages for those boundaries.

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This interval is used in the definition of 114 collections

A total of 29 collections with 135 occurrences lie within this time span

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International Chronostratigraphic TimescaleOrdovician of BritainOrdovician of China
OrdovicianLate OrdovicianHirnantianAshgillHirnantianHirnantianXiaoxita †/ShikouWufeng †443.8
KatianRawtheyanChientangkiangian445.2
Cautleyan448.9 *
Pusgillian449.3 *
Neichianshanian/Hanjiang449.5
CaradocStreffordianOnnian †449.6 *
Cheneyan451.5 *
Burrellian452.7 *
Sandbian453
Actonian †453.2 *
Marshbrookian †Woolstonian †454.2 *
Longvillian †455.2 *
Aurelucian456.8 *
Soudleyan †/Harnagian/Costonian457.4 *
Middle OrdovicianDarriwilianLlanvirnLlandeilian/Llandeilo/Late Llandeilo/Middle Llandeilo/Early Llandeilo/Late LlanvirnDarriwilianGuniu †/Hulo458.4
Abereiddian/Early Llanvirn461.3 *
Hunjiang †Dawan †/Daobaowan/Ningkuo466.3 *
DapingianDapingian467.3
ArenigFennian468.4 *
Early OrdovicianFloianYiyangian470
Whitlandian471.1 *
Moridunian474.3 *
TremadocianTremadocMigneintianXinchangian477.7
Lianghekou †477.9 *
Cressagian480.8 *
485 *
485.4